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"Scott Seidman" wrote in message .4... Ken Fortenberry wrote in gy.com: Greg Pavlov wrote: ... Luckily my wife keeps our AAA subscriptions up to date, ... Yep, that's the best $73 a year we spend. We get that back with a couple of hotel stays in Chicago and a pair of eyeglasses at Lenscrafters even if we never need any roadside assistance. I totalled a car once-- very cold out, nasty weather. Cop shows up, asked if I had AAA. I did, and he called them for me. Then he told me that they ONLY deal with AAA, or their own contracted towers. They won't deal with any Insurance company or dealer roadside assistance plan. Really is great in an emergency. AAA: 1. When you call AAA a human being answers the phone. 2. In my own experience, as well as that of everyone I know who has described dealings with them, AAA representatives are always courteous and professional. They tell you who is coming and when......and the service arrives within the promised window. 3. Once the AAA operative confirms that you are a member, there is no dicking around with trying to screw the customer out of the promised service. 4. When the roadside service arrives, there is no dicking around with prices or other details. The service is provided......period. 5. Once the service has been rendered, there is no dicking around with signing superfluous forms or other unnecessary bull****. You go on your merry way (however you may manage it), period. 6. In the aftermath of the rendered service.......um.......well, there is NO aftermath.......no bill, no paperwork, no phone calls......nothing.....except ONE phone call within the hour, to confirm that the service WAS provided......that's it. 7. I read somewhere a few years ago that AAA, at 40 million plus, was the world's largest membership organization. Even looking only at emergency roadside assistance, it is little wonder. Wolfgang a true believer. |
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"-- Rob" wrote in message ... they ONLY deal with AAA, or their own contracted towers. They won't deal with any Insurance company or dealer roadside assistance plan. Really is great in an emergency. Scott of course, in NJ, specifically with local cops, I and my children on 4 different occasions, have had cops either NOT want to wait for AAA, or try to bully me into using their towing company. A royal PITA and I know it has to do with the local contracts signed (and the associated pressure from the pols to use them). You should move to America. Things are different here. Wolfgang |
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"Wolfgang" wrote... snip AAA: 1. When you call AAA a human being answers the phone. etc., etc. I still renew my "kids" on the membership every year. AAA doesn't care how old they are or if they live at home or not, as long as they can receive mail at that address. It is worth the piece of mind to know they're not going to be stranded on the highway somewhere. One of the best values around, IME. They also provide all the free road maps you can carry. A word of advice: go for the AAA Plus membership. The regular AAA coverage is lousy for towing, as it only allows up to 25 miles (IIRC) but the Plus goes up to 100 miles. Typically, you can save the $25 price difference in one tow by getting the car to the mechanic of your choice, or just towed home to safety. There are other benefits to the Plus membership, but I can't recall what. -- TL, Tim http://css.sbcma.com/timj |
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It's better than getting back to your van in the dark during a rain/snow storm
in October in Northern NY and finding that you have lost the only key you had, even though it was tied to the waders. To top it all off, we were 4 miles from anything. just make sure you have a spare in a lockbox outside. |
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"Tim J." wrote in message news:j5IIc.66241$IQ4.59428@attbi_s02... There are other benefits to the Plus membership, but I can't recall what. Get pulled over for speeding in Wisconsin in separate years one where you had regular AAA and one where you had AAA plus, you'll recall |
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"Burrman115" wrote in message ... It's better than getting back to your van in the dark during a rain/snow storm in October in Northern NY and finding that you have lost the only key you had, even though it was tied to the waders. To top it all off, we were 4 miles from anything. just make sure you have a spare in a lockbox outside. My wife was crowing about six months ago when I put a Hide-A-Key on her car. "I've NEVER locked my keys in my car in my LIFE." (Caps on words she really emphasizes.) Since then, she has locked her keys in about four times. I know the first time because she called me to bring her keys, and I gently reminded her where the hidden key was. Now, when she does it, she reminds me how glad she is to have a spare key. I use the one on my truck about every three months, too. Getting older is a bitch. Steve |
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A word of advice: go for the AAA Plus membership.
I second tha! Having my kids all over this state, the ability to get them towed back to my friend's garage has saved tremendously! |
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You should move to America. Things are different here.
Wolfgang I hope to some day, I hear things are nice there. Actually, even moving to the "state" of South Jersey (below exit 80 on the GSP) would be nice, very different folks down there... -- Rob Here in NJ we either get fat cat governors or little thugs |
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You should move to America. Things are different here.
Wolfgang I hope to some day, I hear things are nice there. Actually, even moving to the "state" of South Jersey (below exit 80 on the GSP) would be nice, very different folks down there... -- Rob Here in NJ we either get fat cat governors or little thugs |
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"Tim J." wrote in
news:j5IIc.66241$IQ4.59428@attbi_s02: A word of advice: go for the AAA Plus membership. The regular AAA coverage is lousy for towing, as it only allows up to 25 miles (IIRC) but the Plus goes up to 100 miles. Typically, you can save the $25 price difference in one tow by getting the car to the mechanic of your choice, or just towed home to safety. There are other benefits to the Plus membership, but I can't recall what. -- TL, Tim http://css.sbcma.com/timj They'll allow more gas for an out-of-gas problem. They'll send two wreckers to get your car out of a ditch if you need it. Those are the biggies. FWIW, after one year at pro, I dropped back down. My biggest worries about emergency service is actually getting a tow truck at whatever ungodly scene at whatever ungodly hour. Having to whip out a credit card for an overmileage two isn't that big an inconvenience, and I think the money saved is actually in the favor of the basic membership level. Scott |
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